Do keep me posted it something comes out of the diversity conference. I'd
like to be involved in the formation if a usergroup if it's possible.

I talked to people in Hong Kong about forming a group to advise for
Wikimania and provide a safe space for women to hang out and to provide a
space for anyone (regardless of gender) to come if anything happens (sexual
assault, harassment, and it never fails to happen). And I could see a group
like that helping with that.

I'm not attending the diversity conference, unfortunately, so I look
forward to hearing any outcomes about a user group.

Thanks Sydney for taking the lead!

-Sarah


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Sydney <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> To my knowledge there is not a true Wikimedia affiliated organization
> focused on the gender gap. But I would like to change that. :-)
>
> It is on the list of ideas from the WMF gathering. I was thinking of an
> user group as a first step.
>
> At the diversity conference next month  I was planning to launch it if
> there was interest but we can go ahead and start the discussion now.
>
> Sydney Poore
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 16, 2013, at 15:22, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This might be a dumb question, but are there any ongoing GenderGap
> > related efforts right now outside of content projects (i.e. other than
> > on a Wikipedia etc.)? Is there a thematic organization focused on it,
> > or any significant research or outreach grants or programs? It seems
> > like an obvious candidate for an affiliate group, but I don't recall
> > reading about one.
> >
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